Measurement of carotid bifurcation pressure gradients using the Bernoulli principle

Vascular

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 130-134

  Illig, K A ^a   Ouriel, K ^a   Deweese, J A ^a   Holen, J ^a   Green, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid stenosis; duplex ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BERNOULLI PRINCIPLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029964635     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099600400204     Document Type: Article

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